Bake-Apple vs False Water Rat

Rubus chamaemorus compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Bake-Apple is Least Concern while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bake-Apple	False Water Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Rubus	Xeromys
Species	Rubus chamaemorus	Xeromys myoides

Conservation Status

Bake-Apple

LC — Least Concern

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bake-Apple	False Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bake-Apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bake-Apple

The Bake-Apple (Rubus chamaemorus) is a species in the genus Rubus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.